Is Your Accent Hurting Your Career?

For Tony Danza,
having a thick regional accent keeps him working. But for the rest of us who are
interviewing and looking for jobs, sounding like Snooki from
Jersey Shore or Matt Damon when he played that "wikkid smaht kid," is not
helpful.

Research indicates human resource professionals hold biases against different
accents, and it affects their decisions.

But which accents are the worst offenders and what can you do to make sure
you avoid being screened out simply for the way you talk? Read on, we've got you
covered.